Information Science at James Madison University

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if James Madison University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 students attend the school each year. Of the 278 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University in 2021, 168 of them were information science majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

JMU Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

JMU Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how JMU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
	7
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Information Science Schools	12
	22
Most Popular Information Science Schools	24
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Best Value Information Science Schools	47
Most Focused Information Science Schools	62

How Much Do IS Graduates from JMU Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at JMU is $70,020. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 33% higher than the national average of $52,802 for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at JMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at James Madison University.

JMU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 168 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from JMU, about 82% were men and 18% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at JMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from James Madison University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	112
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

JMU also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at James Madison University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	168

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for James Madison University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,740	$129,840
Computer Science Professors	1,520	$90,880

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, North Carolina under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.